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Sallie James
Trade Policy Analyst
Sallie James is a policy analyst with Cato's Herbert A. Stiefel Center for Trade Policy Studies. James writes and speaks on a variety of trade topics, with a research emphasis on the subject of agricultural trade policy.
Before joining Cato in 2006, James was an executive officer in the Office of Trade Negotiations in the Australian Government's Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, working on industrials market access negotiations. Prior to that she was a Senior Policy Adviser in the Australian Government's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. She held numerous research and teaching assistant positions while studying.
Her articles have been published in the San Francisco Chronicle, Orange County Register, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, the Minneapolis Star Tribune and other American newspapers as well as the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and the European Review of Agricultural Economics. James has appeared on BBC World, CNBC, MSNBC, CNN, Fox News Channel, Bloomberg TV, NPR, and other TV and radio outlets.
James received her Bachelor of Economics and Master of Economics degrees from the University of Adelaide, and her Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from the University of Western Australia.
Media Contact: 202-789-5200
To Book a Speaking Engagement: 202-789-5226
E-Mail: sjames@cato.org
Books and Book Chapters
"Climate Change and Trade," Climate Coup: Climate Coup: Global Warming's Invasion of Our Government and Our Lives (2011), pp. 129-156.
"Agricultural Policy," Chapter 18 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
"Trade," Chapter 59 of the Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th edition.
Cato Studies
"The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences: Helping the Poor, But at What Price?," Trade Policy Analysis no. 43, November 16, 2010.
""Consumer Safety" Bill Could Boomerang against U.S. Manufacturers," by Daniel Griswold and Sallie James, Free Trade Bulletin no. 42, September 28, 2010.
"Is the Trans-Pacific Partnership Worth the Fuss?," Free Trade Bulletin no. 40, March 15, 2010.
"A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce," Trade Policy Analysis no. 41, September 9, 2009.
"A Service to the Economy: Removing Barriers to "Invisible Trade"," Trade Policy Analysis no. 38, April 30, 2009.
Opinion and Commentary
"Elena Kagan Balances Your Diet," by Sallie James and Ilya Shapiro, Daily Caller, July 2, 2010
"Free Is the Important Part of 'Free Trade'," Washington Times, May 5, 2010
"Keep Trade on the Back Burner, Please," Daily Caller, March 16, 2010
"Obama's First Trade Move: No Big Deal," Investor's Business Daily, December 28, 2009
"Free Trade Is a Boon to the Environment," RealClearMarkets.com, October 8, 2009
Cato @ Liberty Blog Posts
"Dirty Deal Done Not So Dirt Cheap," June 28, 2011
"Good News on Cotton," June 16, 2011
"The Flawed Logic of Trade Adjustment Assistance," June 2, 2011
"The (Beginning of the) End of the Shameful U.S. Cotton Deal?," June 2, 2011
"TAA Reversal on Grand Bargain," May 25, 2011
Events
"The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences: Helping the Poor, But at What Price?," December 14, 2010 [Policy Forum]
"A Harsh Climate for Trade: How Climate Change Proposals Threaten Global Commerce," September 10, 2009 [Capitol Hill Briefing]
"Brother, Can You Spare A Trillion? - Lessons from the New Deal and Great Depression," June 1, 2009 [Conference]
"A Service to the Economy: The Importance of Free Trade in Services," February 10, 2009 [Policy Forum]
"McCain and Obama: Comparing Their Economic Platforms," July 15, 2008 [Policy Forum]
Multimedia
Sallie James discusses free trade on WNRR's Powers to the People (May 2, 2011) [Media Highlights - Radio, 21:13]
Sallie James discusses Donald Trump on FBN's Cavuto (April 20, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 04:29]
Sallie James discusses "Made in America" on Reason TV (April 7, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 03:20]
A video response to the 2011 State of the Union (January 26, 2011) [Cato Video, 12:31]
The U.S. Generalized System of Preferences: Helping the Poor, But at What Price? with Daniel Griswold (December 14, 2010) [Events, 01:17:36]
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